Today I'm sharing several cards using some of the new Spellbinders January 2026 Club products. This month's theme is Bloom Bright, perfect for sunny, spring cards. (Affiliate links are used throughout at no additional cost to you. Any small commission I make goes toward my craft fund so I can continue to create and share with all of you. xx)
Spellbinders Clubs: How It Works
Scroll to the bottom for a complete list of products used.
I chose not to stitch the butterfly, but used the stitched die to deboss the wing details instead (using a rubber mat).
I created Echinacea cone flowers for my first card, using the 3D embossing folder to embellish the background.
The flowers on my second card were inspired by Black-eyed Susans. We have these beautiful flowers in our front garden bed and they always make me think of my grandmother. I used the new Press & Foil plate for the background and love how it grounds the card.
This card is my youngest daughter's favorite - she loves the simplicity, as do I. I wanted to create a full butterfly and she turned out lovely! The background was pressed with whatever ink was left after pressing the second card, just like shadow stamping. I shadow pressed. :)
I used the following Distress Oxide Inks for my stenciled panels:
Tumbled Glass
Broken China
Picket Fence
Squeezed Lemonade
Seedless Preserves
Villainous Potion
Black Soot
Carved Pumpkin
Dried Marigold
Mowed Lawn
Twisted Citron
All panels were treated with a nice sprinkle of Splatter White Opaque Watercolor SCS-328.
I inked my poppies in two colors - purple and orange - on both white and kraft cardstock panels. I was curious to see how the same inks would look on both panels.
I love how rustic and organic the inking looks on kraft! But that doesn't surprise me, I love using kraft. The inking has such a soft almost ethereal look that makes me swoon.
The orange on kraft in particular is just sort of magical, do you agree?
I wanted to have a blue sky background to help the orange pop (since they are complementary colors) so I inked the panel first. Distress Oxide inks can layer (mostly) and I was counting on that. The orange mostly covered the blue but where it still peeks through is perfect! It creates a really great shadow, if you will.
Supplies used:
Stencil of the Month Club: Poppy Perfection SOM-JAN26
Stitching Die of the Month Club: Butterfly Dance DOMST-JAN26
Press & Foil of the Month Club: Post Card Hello BPOM-JAN26
3D Embossing Folder of the Month: Cottage Wall 3EOM-JAN26
Clear Stamp & Die of the Month: Best Year Sentiments CSOM-JAN26 CDOM-JAN26
All-Clubs Crate Membership (Only $130 for over $300 of goodies)
Gold Splatter similar to Yasutomo Reddish Gold Japanese Watercolor WC216-59
Distress Oxide Inks (listed above)
Regal Tones BetterPress Ink Mini Set - 4 Pack BPI-003 (Bark)
Altenew Ultra Sticky Mat ALT8942
BetterPress Letterpress System BP-001
Exclusive Lilac Shimmer Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
Craft Stax Magnetic Panels Combo
I hope you enjoyed my makes this month. I definitely felt inspired (if you couldn't tell). Do you have a favorite?
There's something new happening on the Spellbinders blog - the Spellbinders Monthly Cardmaking Challenge! Join the January 2026 Glam Challenge! Details and project link on the blog.
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